Openings: Whits brings the sliders to St. Mark's Place

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy 

Whits had its grand opening last week at 34 St. Mark's Place between Second and Third Avenues. 

The quick-serve venture is the work of Larry Kramer (above), who also operates Whitmans on Ninth Street (plus Hudson Yards) and Cello's Pizzeria next door here on SMP.

On the menu: sliders, hot dogs, fries and onion rings — hitting most of the core food groups. (Even more once the beer license comes through. Also, no vegan-veggie options yet, but those are in the works.)

When we stopped by, two couples dining here were quite enthusiastic about their meals...

Hours: Closed Monday; 4–11 p.m. Tuesday–Wednesday; noon–midnight Thursday; noon–2 a.m. Friday–Saturday; noon–11 p.m. Sunday.

Signage alert: Whits on St. Mark's Place

Exterior work has been shaping up here at 34 St. Mark's Place between Second and Third Avenues... where Whits will be opening soon. 

As we reported on Feb. 26, Whits will be serving up sliders. 

And as EVG commenters correctly noted, this venture is from the same folks who operate Cello's Pizzeria next door (and one of the operators behind Whitman's on Ninth Street). 

You can follow the Whits Insta account for OPENING notices...

 

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Whits takes over the space formerly occupied by St. Mark's Burgers & Dogs.

Sliders up next at 34 St. Mark’s Place

St. Mark's Burgers & Dogs has closed at 34 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.

It's difficult to pinpoint exactly when it shut for good — the quick-serve shop (which opened in December 2024) was often dark during its posted business hours.

Anyway! A new burger venture is already in the works for the space. Whits, specializing in sliders, is coming soon. 

You can follow them on Instagram for opening updates...

 

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